The post-revolutionary political train wreck of an Arab nation has bigger fish to fry than satirists.
2013
Posted inBusiness
CHOCOLATE EVOLUTION
Even old-fashioned candy makers are changing strategies to meet economic realities that are no longer so sweet.
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Oil sands should be part of energy mix
Critics should respond to scientific studies that show so-called tar-sands crude is safe to move by pipeline.
Posted inBusiness
Datebook
MONDAY Homebuyer Education Course, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 10-hour course with additional sessions on April 10, 15 and 17 at Avesta Housing, 307 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Registration is required and the cost is $15. Visit www.avestahousing.org/home-ownership-center for more information and to register or contact David Stolt at [email protected] or call 553-7780 ext. 226. TUESDAY Maine […]
Posted inBusiness
Charles Lawton: We must use digital highway to drive commerce
The massive investment made in our national highway system in the 1950s led to a similarly massive increase in automobile sales and travel. A largely unforeseen but entirely understandable consequence of this growth was the emergence of the roadside sign. From the simple appeal and curiosity of a series of Burma-Shave signs to the garish […]
Posted inOpinion
Barney Frank: Republicans tilting at health-care costs with wrong weapons
Their proposals to cut back or replace Medicare won’t stanch the bleeding; in fact, they’ll worsen it.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Immigration dialogue must be civil
Who are “we” the people? The first Americans are people whose ancestors have been in this part of the globe since before recorded history. I’ve got to confess that I don’t know how far back these people can tell their history. Then came Europeans, et al. First the Scandinavians and then Columbus and all who […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: Favorite fragrances evoke forgotten memories
Like the past itself, significant perfumes of times gone by are better reminisced about than relived.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: State, not school districts, should fund charter schools
Until traditional schools are fully funded, they should not be expected to pay for charters.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Common ground on guns there if lawmakers want it
A bill before the Legislature would make gun laws already on the books more enforceable.